2006 FIBA World Championship
| FIBA バスケットボール世界選手権 2006 FIBA Basukettobōru Sekai Senshuken 2006 | |
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| File:2006 FIBA World Championship logo.jpg | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 19 August – 3 September |
| Officially opened by | Akihito |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Third place | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 80 |
| MVP | Spain Pau Gasol |
| Top scorer | China Yao Ming (25.3 points per game) |
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organising Committee. For the first time since 1986, the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002. As a result, group rounds were conducted in four cities, with the knockout rounds being hosted by Saitama City. Spain won the tournament by beating Greece 70–47 in the championship final. Spain won all nine games they played. Spain's gold medal in this tournament was the first medal Spain had ever won in a FIBA World Championship. Pau Gasol also became the first Spaniard to win the MVP award. It was the first time a country has won all nine of its games since 1994 when the United States won all nine games and took the gold medal home. The bronze medal was won by the United States, who defeated Argentina, 96–81, in the third place game, after a semi-finals loss to Greece. Up to 2019, including the 2014 tournament, it has been the only tournament where neither Yugoslavia or the USA have reached the final. The 2006 tournament marked the final appearance of Serbia and Montenegro as they broke up into the independent nations of Serbia and Montenegro after a successful independence referendum in Montenegro in May. Seventeen years after the 2006 edition, Japan once again hosted the FIBA World Championships, now called the World Cup in 2023 in Okinawa along with the Philippines and Indonesia.
Venues
| Hamamatsu | Sapporo | |
| Hamamatsu Arena Capacity: 5,100 |
Sapporo Arena Capacity: 6,400 | |
| File:Hamamatsu Arena.jpg | File:Kita-eru-Espolada.jpg | |
| Hiroshima | Saitama | Sendai |
| Hiroshima Green Arena Capacity: 6,900 |
Saitama Super Arena Capacity: 21,000 |
Sendai Gymnasium Capacity: 6,100 |
| File:Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center 2021-03 ac (2).jpg | File:Japanese Saitama Super Arena.jpg | File:Arena of the Kameiarena sendai.jpg |
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Qualification
There were 24 teams taking part in the 2006 World Cup of Basketball.
- Host nation: 1 berth
- 2004 Summer Olympics: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone
- FIBA Africa: 12 teams competing for 3 berths
- FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 2 berths
- FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 4 berths
- FIBA Asia: 16 teams competing for 3 berths
- FIBA Europe: 16 teams competing for 6 berths
- Wild card: 4 berths
Qualified teams
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Squads
At the start of tournament, all 24 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
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Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey gained FIBA wild-card invitations.[1] Argentina qualified as the champion of the 2004 Olympics. The remaining 18 countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments (six from Europe, four from the Americas, three from each of Asia and Africa and two from Oceania). The draw for the 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on 15 January 2006. In the preliminary rounds, Group A played at Sendai, Group B at Hiroshima, Group C at Hamamatsu and Group D at Sapporo. The Medal Rounds were played at Saitama.
Group stage
Group A
Venue: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 464 | 339 | +125 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 329 | +24 | 8 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 371 | 393 | −22 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 409 | 352 | +57 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 357 | 451 | −94 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 336 | 426 | −90 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
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Group B
Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 476 | 336 | +140 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 384 | +37 | 9 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 5 | 3 | 2 | 451 | 406 | +45 | 8 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 345 | 393 | −48 | 7 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 322 | 393 | −71 | 6 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 326 | 429 | −103 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
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24 August 2006
Group C
Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 404 | 358 | +46 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 370 | 358 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 413 | 353 | +60 | 8 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 370 | 349 | +21 | 7 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 392 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 456 | −146 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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Group D
Venue: Sapporo Arena, Sapporo
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 543 | 428 | +115 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 386 | 367 | +19 | 9 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 434 | 433 | +1 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 424 | 455 | −31 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 432 | 440 | −8 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 355 | 451 | −96 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
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Knockout stage
Venue: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Round of 16
26 August 2006
10:00 |
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 79–62 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–13, 22–15, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Oberto 23 Rebs: Oberto 10 Asts: Sánchez 5 |
Pts: Dickel 15 Rebs: Bradshaw 5 Asts: Dickel 4 | |
26 August 2006
13:00 |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg | 68–71 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–19, 14–14, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Rocca, Di Bella 15 Rebs: Di Bella 9 Asts: Soragna 5 |
Pts: Macijauskas 15 Rebs: Javtokas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 2 | |
26 August 2006
17:00 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 90–84 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 24–17, 16–24, 30–24 | ||
| Pts: Erdoğan 24 Rebs: Gönlüm 8 Asts: Arslan 3 |
Pts: Nachbar 18 Rebs: Nachbar 8 Asts: Bečirovič 5 | |
26 August 2006
20:00 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 87–75 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 23–21, 23–21, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Gasol 19 Rebs: Gasol 15 Asts: Calderón 4 |
Pts: Miličić 18 Rebs: Miličić 15 Asts: Popović 4 | |
27 August 2006
10:00 |
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 78–77 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 23–22, 14–14, 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Nowitzki 23 Rebs: Nowitzki 9 Asts: Nowitzki 5 |
Pts: Ibekwe 22 Rebs: Ibekwe 10 Asts: Muoneke 4 | |
27 August 2006
13:00 |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 113–73 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 32–6, 29–20, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Johnson 18 Rebs: Bosh 9 Asts: Hinrich 5 |
Pts: Bogut 20 Rebs: Mackinnon 7 Asts: Bruton 4 | |
27 August 2006
17:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 68–62 | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 17–18, 15–11, 19–27 | ||
| Pts: Jeanneau 16 Rebs: Piétrus 7 Asts: Jeanneau 5 |
Pts: Almeida 13 Rebs: Gomes 7 Asts: Cipriano 7 | |
27 August 2006
20:00 |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 95–64 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 30–18, 26–6, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Papaloukas 19 Rebs: Kakiouzis 7 Asts: Papaloukas 6 |
Pts: Wang S 16 Rebs: Yao 8 Asts: Chen, Zhu, Sun 2 | |
Quarterfinals
29 August 2006
16:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 89–67 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 19–19, 18–12, 24–25 | ||
| Pts: Gasol 25 Rebs: Gasol 9 Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez 3 |
Pts: Lavrinovič 17 Rebs: Kleiza 14 Asts: Kleiza 5 | |
29 August 2006
19:30 |
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 83–58 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 18–7, 32–17, 8–18 | ||
| Pts: Nocioni 21 Rebs: Delfino 8 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
Pts: Akyol 11 Rebs: Peker 6 Asts: Demirel 4 | |
30 August 2006
16:30 |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 73–56 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 22–16, 19–19, 20–13 | ||
| Pts: Papadopoulos, Fotsis 14 Rebs: Diamantidis 8 Asts: Diamantidis 5 |
Pts: Gelabale 12 Rebs: Piétrus, Diaw, Turiaf 6 Asts: Gomis, Jeanneau, Piétrus, Diaw 2 | |
30 August 2006
19:30 |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 85–65 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 17–18, 27–13, 18–13 | ||
| Pts: Anthony 19 Rebs: Wade, Bosh 7 Asts: Paul 5 |
Pts: Okulaja, Nowitzki 15 Rebs: Okulaja, Nowitzki 9 Asts: Femerling 2 | |
5th–8th classification
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 84 | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (OT) | 95 | |||||
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 56 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 64 | |||||
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 75 | |||||
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 73 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 77 | |||||
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 62 | |||||
Semifinals
31 August 2006
16:30 |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 84–95 (OT) | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 17–4, 21–17, 27–35, Overtime: 9–20 | ||
| Pts: Songaila 17 Rebs: Lavrinovič 7 Asts: Lavrinovič 4 |
Pts: Kuqo 24 Rebs: Gönlüm 8 Asts: Arslan 5 | |
31 August 2006
19:30 |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 75–73 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 21–15, 15–26, 22–16 | ||
| Pts: Gomis 17 Rebs: Gelabale, Diaw 8 Asts: Diaw 3 |
Pts: Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Okulaja 10 Asts: Okulaja 4 | |
Seventh place playoff
3 September 2006
16:30 |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 77–62 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 17–24, 11–13, 19–8 | ||
| Pts: Lavrinovič 18 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Javtokas 3 |
Pts: Nowitzki 18 Rebs: Okulaja, Nowitzki 6 Asts: Roller 3 | |
Fifth place playoff
2 September 2006
16:30 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 56–64 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 13–15, 23–14, 13–15 | ||
| Pts: Atsür 15 Rebs: Gönlüm 11 Asts: Atsür, Arslan, İlyasova, Gönlüm 1 |
Pts: Pietrus 12 Rebs: Pietrus 9 Asts: Diaw 3 | |
Semifinals
1 September 2006
16:30 |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 101–95 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–21, 32–24, 24–30 | ||
| Pts: Spanoulis 22 Rebs: Kakiouzis 6 Asts: Papaloukas 12 |
Pts: Anthony 27 Rebs: Howard 7 Asts: James 5 | |
1 September 2006
19:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 75–74 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 25–17, 20–18, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: Garbajosa 19 Rebs: Gasol 11 Asts: Navarro 5 |
Pts: Ginóbili 21 Rebs: Scola 8 Asts: Ginóbili 4 | |
Third place playoff
2 September 2006
19:30 |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 96–81 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 29–22, 19–13, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Wade 32 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James 7 |
Pts: Scola 19 Rebs: Sánchez, Nocioni 6 Asts: Sánchez 6 | |
Final
3 September 2006
19:30 |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 47–70 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 11–25, 11–11, 13–16 | ||
| Pts: Kakiouzis 17 Rebs: Kakiouzis 9 Asts: Papaloukas, Diamantidis 3 |
Pts: Garbajosa, Navarro 20 Rebs: Jiménez 11 Asts: Garbajosa, Rodríguez 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Attendance: 18,500 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Terry Moore (USA), Pablo Alberto Estévez (ARG) |
Since the inaugural competition in 1950 the five competing countries for the title had always been two of Argentina, United States, Soviet Union, Brazil and Yugoslavia, one of which always being either United States or Yugoslavia. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia took its place in the finals of 1994 and 1998, and after the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia took its place in the finals of 1998 and 2002. The 2006 final was the first and only one in which none of these five teams competed. The final was an unexpectedly one-sided affair, with Spain dominating from the beginning and limiting Greece to just 47 points, fewer than the Greeks had scored in any single game in the tournament, and less than half what Greece had scored against the US in the semifinals. Spain won despite having lost power forward Pau Gasol, who was ultimately named the tournament's most valuable player, to injury in a semifinal match against Argentina.
Final standings
- Teams that were eliminated at the round of 16 are officially tied for 9th.
- Teams that were 5th at their preliminary rounds are officially tied for 17th.
- Teams that were 6th at their preliminary rounds are officially tied for 21st.
Awards
| 2006 World Championship winner |
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| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Spain Pau Gasol |
All-Tournament Team
- Spain Pau Gasol
- Spain Jorge Garbajosa
- United States Carmelo Anthony
- Argentina Manu Ginóbili
- Greece Theodoros Papaloukas
Leading scorers
| No. | Player | Team | PPG |
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1 |
Yao Ming | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 25.3
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2 |
Dirk Nowitzki | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 23.2
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3 |
Pau Gasol | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 21.3
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4 |
Carlos Arroyo | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 21.2
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5 |
Larry Ayuso | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 21.2
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Referees
For the World Championship, FIBA selected 40 professional referees.
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Group C
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Group D |
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